The Board of Trustees of Lynches River Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce the refund of the remaining capital credits for the year 2001. With a privately-owned business, money left over at the end of the year is considered profit and paid to the owners or investors in the form of dividends. At Lynches River, […]
Putting safety first with a drive thru Annual Meeting
Due to increased concerns regarding the sudden influx of COVID-19 cases in our area, the Lynches River Board of Trustees has made the decision to host the 2021 Annual Meeting via drive-thru on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 at the LREC office in Pageland. Members will have the opportunity to register, vote in […]
Local teen wins $5,000 scholarship
A local high school students won $5,000 in an audio podcast scholarship competition sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. Leah Gardner of Bennettsville, who served as Lynches River Electric Cooperative’s representative, collaborated with Felix Gonzalez of Indian Land (York Electric Cooperative), Roshni Nandwani of Myrtle Beach (Horry Electric Cooperative) and Peyton Rollins of Woodruff (Laurens Electric […]
If you paint it, they will come … to Pageland
Special guests, a hot air balloon, good music and, of course, lots of watermelon all helped make the 2021 Pageland Watermelon Festival a great success. Though the festival officially began Thursday, our weekend festivities began with the ‘Greetings from Pageland’ mural dedication where we recognized and celebrated the completion of the joint project between Lynches […]
Mural depicts community connections
GREETINGS FROM Pageland, South Carolina. It’s a simple message, beautifully depicted in a new downtown mural. But it means so much more. It represents the spirit of Pageland—welcoming, friendly, creative and full of partners with a vision to be better. Lynches River Electric is proud to be one of those partners. We knew Pageland was […]
Local teens talk with state leaders
For students who had spent their school year transitioning from distance learning to the classroom, Virtual Youth Experience was an appropriate way to begin their summer. In June six Lynches River Electric Cooperative student representatives were among 74 high-achieving students in the state that participated in a week-long, part web-conference, part in-person event sponsored by […]
Surges and blinks—what’s the difference?
HAVE YOU EVER noticed your lights blink during a thunderstorm? Or perhaps you’ve had to reset the microwave clock after a storm. When this happens, you’ve likely experienced a brief disruption to your electric service, which could result from a power surge or blink. While the symptoms of surges and blinks can appear similar, what’s […]
Free RiverNet Connect Internet for Area Residents
Lynches River Electric Cooperative’s fiber internet subsidiary, RiverNet Connect, is offering free broadband internet access to eligible residents in Chesterfield, Lancaster and Kershaw counties. This service will be provided to eligible families of K-12 students, Pell Grant recipients, those receiving Lifeline benefits (visit lifelinesupport.org for eligibility requirements) and individuals that experienced a substantial, documented loss […]
Lynches River Electric welcomes “Home Town” team and hot air balloon
As part of the Pageland Watermelon Festival, Lynches River Electric Cooperative (LREC) will sponsor a visit from cast members of the HGTV hit series “Home Town” and the Touchstone Energy® hot air balloon. Jim & Mallorie Rasberry and Josh Nowell, seen on HGTV’s “Home Town” will visit Pageland July 16-17, participating in festival activities Friday […]